Letters to the editor: GOP forgets the bad times

Shame on Michigan’s legislators. Gov. Rick Snyder said, “The goal isn’t to divide Michigan; it is to bring Michigan together.” Many years ago I worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Co. When I was an operator, I proudly joined the union.

Then I was transferred into the office section, and I was no longer a member union. When the organized workers went on strike, the office personnel took over their jobs.

When the strikers won their raises, we received a hike in our wages, too. We had crossed their picket lines and slowed the negotiations. Did that divide the two factions? You bet it did.

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My grandfather revered his union and was proud to pay his dues. He worked for Dodge Motorcar Co. and he was there when the union was formed. He remembered the bad times.

Apparently the state GOP Legislature has forgotten about them. Shame on them.